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Synopsis

Modesty Blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of her fingers is being used by the British government as a decoy in an effort to thwart a diamond heist. She is being set up by the feds but is wise to the plot and calls in sidekick Willie Garvin and a few other friends to outsmart them. Meanwhile, at his island hideaway, Gabriel, the diamond thief has

Year1966
CountryUnited States
DirectorJoseph Losey
Cinematic DNA
Losey... has cited Jean-Luc Godard’s Alphaville (1965) and Federico Fellini’s 8½ (1963) as key influences on Modesty Blaise. He was particularly taken with the former’s blending of sci-fi with film noir, and the latter’s surrealist playfulness.
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